Racial-ethnic differences in midtrimester maternal serum levels of angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.04.002